Importance of Litening Instruction, Providing Genpral Background Information Om the Nature of Listening
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 219 789 cs 207 138 AUTHOR Devine, Thomas G. TITLE Listening Skills Schoolwide: Activities and , Programs. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, Ill.; National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, SPONS AGE National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-2956-0 lobt DATE 82 CONTRACT 400-78-0026 NOTE : 67p. AVAILABLE F OMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801 (Stock N6. 29560, $6.50 non-member, $5.25 member). EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Class Activities; Educational theories; Elementary SecondarTEducation;-Inservice Teacher Education; *Language Arts; Learning Processes; *Listening Skills; Pro4ram Development; *Tdacking Methods 40.A_ ABSTRACT- Designedifor workshop, teacher inservice, and classroom use, this monograph pulls together theory, research findings, and descriptions of successful classnoom'practices to improve instruction in listenin'g skills. Chapier 1 discussesthe , importance of litening instruction, providing genpral background information om the nature of listening. The next three chapters provide suggestions for teaching (1) accurate listening (using personal involvement to improve attention to detail and lummary); (2) purposeful listening (following directions, recognizing the organization of spoken discourse); and (3) critical listening (distinguishing fact from opinion). The final chapter outlines steps for developing a schoolwide program of listening instruction, including information on how teabhers may test most effectively tor listening success using both standardized and teacher-made instruments. Appendixes contain reproducible exercisepages for class, sets and annotated references both for further reading and for additional teaching materials. (HTH) *********************************************************************** Re'productions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document.
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